Here is a list of common household and yard items which are pet poison hazards:
In the Kitchen
- Toxic foods: chocolate, gum/Xylitol, grapes/raisins, onions, garlic, chives, leeks, nuts, bones, caffeine-including coffee grounds, alcohol, fruits with pits
Around the House
- Cleaning products: oven cleaner, bleach, detergents
- Medicines: vitamins, prescription and most OTC medications. NEVER give human medicines to animals without consulting a veterinarian.
- Glue and other crafting items
- Nicotine: cigarette packs, discarded butts, ashtrays, chewing tobacco
- Potpourri and other room fresheners
- Holiday plants: poinsettia, holly/mistletoe, lilies, daffodils
- Toys: Legos, small game pieces, play-dough
- Holiday decorations: tinsel, hooks, breakable ornaments
- Heavy metals: lead-based paints, coins, batteries
The Garage
- Antifreeze and de-icing solutions
- Oil/gasoline/kerosene and other flammable liquids
- Fertilizers/herbicides/insecticides
- Pest prevention: mice/rats, moles, pesticides
Outside (or Inside too)
- Cocoa mulch
- Road salts/de-icing solutions
- Unsecured trash cans
- Plants
After-hours Emergency Numbers
VETS: 215-918-2200
CARES: 215-750-2774
VSEC: 215-750-7884
ASPCA Animal
Poison Control: 888-426-4435
